25/10/2010
Women loses 10 stone after being forced to wear a seatbelt extension
by Hannah McLaverty-Williamson
A woman was so embarrassed at being forced to wear a seatbelt extension on an aeroplane, that she lost 10 stone.
Andrea Rutter was settling for her flight to Lanzarote when she realised she was unable to strap herself into her seat. The embarrassment of having to wear a seatbelt extension in order to fly left the 44 year old feeling extremely embarrassed.
"Looking back it was the most upsetting time for me - going on holiday with friends and having to squeeze into the seat. I had to ask for an extension belt so it would fit round my waist. It was horrendous, I felt so embarrassed and ashamed that I had let myself go so much," she said.
The incident was the wake up call she needed. At her heaviest, Mrs Rutter weighed 22 and a half stone and she was so embarrassed by it that wouldn't admit the figure to her husband. She was so unfit that after walking for just 10 minutes she often felt breathless and her weight made every day activities a struggle.
"Going through turnstiles was a really difficult thing for me to do because I was always worried I would get stuck," she admitted to the Daily Mail. Mrs Rutter signed up to a weight loss programme with an extreme diet after 10 months she had lost 10 stone, reaching her goal weight.
People often struggle to change their relationship with food alone. Weight loss hypnotherapy is an increasingly popular method being used by those desperate to shed the pounds. By retraining the clients unconscious mind which holds food related beliefs, the client is able to achieve rapid and long lasting weight loss results.
"My family and friends have been extremely supportive and if they see photos of me before my weight loss they say they don't ever remember me being like that. It was incredible liberating to get rid of my big clothes and get a whole new wardrobe. I feel so happy with myself and so proud that I achieved it. I'm healthy and in a much better place," Mrs Rutter added.
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